Rick Alessandri, EVP of Enterprise Development at UCI and Head of UCI Live
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) and Sportsrocket announced today that UCI Live has tapped Sportsrocket to exclusively live stream the inaugural Prospects Cup, a landmark boys U12 soccer event taking place in December 2017.
In addition, Sportsrocket’s proprietary digital platform will also provide extensive media distribution, including tournament highlights and social video creation.
“The Prospects Cup is a tremendous new youth soccer event that UCI Live is introducing later this year, and everyone at Sportsrocket is honored and excited to be working with them to make their digital video strategy a reality. In addition to streaming every match, we look forward to providing fans of this prestigious event the ability to follow it closely, at any time, on any platform or device,” said Brian Bedol, Sportsrocket founder, and CEO.
Inspired by baseball’s Little League World Series, Prospects Cup will bring together 16 of the most talented domestic and international amateur U-12 teams competing in a first-of-its-kind competition to determine the sport’s first youth soccer world champion. The Prospects Cup will be held from December 18 to 22, at the Omni Resort ChampionsGate Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida.
“UCI Live is always looking for new and creative ways to deliver a captivating 360-experience to our soccer fans. As an innovative industry leader in their field, we are confident that Sportsrocket will enhance and elevate viewership of the inaugural Prospects Cup in the U.S. and around the world,” said Rick Alessandri, EVP of Enterprise Development at UCI and Head of UCI Live.
The round-robin tournament will feature eight U.S.-based boy’s teams and eight clubs from around the globe.
